Learning about portion size is more important today than ever. When it comes to healthy eating and how much you eat, portion sizes help us to know if we are eating too much or not enough. Portion sizes have been spiraling out of control for several years in the supermarkets and the fast food industry. Larger boxes and bottles lead people to believe they are still eating and drinking the same, when In fact they are taking in hundreds more calorie and not even realizing it.

Reading the label on the food we eat can go a long way to helping us understand portion sizes. Not all foods are equal when it comes to portion sizes. One company may have a portion of beans completely different than another; this can depend a lot on what else is added to the beans. Reading labels will give you much better understand the calories you are eating based on the portion. I know it sound complex, but, most of us regularly eat the same groups of foods and learning how much we are really eating will come to be routine in a short time.

Portions sizes are really not that hard to understand and with a little time and effort you can be expert. Get a small notebook and right down the portion sizes and calories of the food you eat. As time goes on you will better understand that being healthy is not only about what you eat, but how much you eat.